A message from the Artistic Director

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I speak on behalf of all of us at ATYP when I say we are extremely excited to present our 2021 Education season. Over the past twelve months, in a changing world that has caused such uncertainty, ATYP has re-assessed, innovated and evolved. We have looked at what we do best, what opportunities lie online, and devised new worlds of opportunity in the ways we connect with schools and communities. We have hatched a grand plan.

From 2021 ATYP will have the capacity to reach all Australian schools.

Our online platform, ATYP On Demand, has emerged as Australia’s flagship digital educational resource for theatre. It can be accessed from anywhere and we now support it with online and in-person programs across Australia. We will return to presenting a season of on stage productions that showcase the very best theatre with young people. 2021 features works by our finest playwrights, created with leading professional artists and will be performed by the actors that will go on to light up our industry for years to come. As always, ATYP showcases plays that place young people as the protagonists in professionally developed theatre, showing us the world through their eyes.

And in 2021 we connect our programs directly with you, the teachers and your students. We are handing over our commissions, we are providing exclusive access to our plays and we are ready to share our expertise and experience with you. From online mentoring to selecting scripts, publishing plays and working together to stage shows around the country, this year education is at the heart of everything ATYP is doing.

Fraser Corfield Artistic Director